Catch-basin.



A, HAMILTON.

CATCH BASIN.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1914.

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I It I I I I i415 NORRIS FFI'E'RS (30., PHOTD-LITHQ. WASHINGTON. D. C.

ABRAHAM HAMILTON, OF WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA.

CATCH-BASIN.

Application filed May 28, 1914. Serial No. 841,536.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM HAMILTON, subject of the King of England, residing at Winnipeg, in the Province of Manitoba, Doniinion of Canada, car inspector, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Catch-Basins; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a catch'basin.

An object of the invention is to provide a device of this type which will obviate the necessity of preventing the use of a toilet on railroad trains during a stop in a station.

\Vith this and other objects in view, such as will appear as the description progresses, my invention comprises the combination and arrangement of parts as herein set forth and subsequently claimed.

Referring to the drawing: Figure 1 1s a perspective view of my device showing the same in place in connection with a hopper; Fig. 2 is a section on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device, showing the arrangement of chains on the opposite side of the wall in dotted lines. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the device.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters wherein like parts are indicated by like characters throughout the several views: My device comprises a base 1 of rectangular formation and having a centrally located hole 2 therein and at its ends down wardly projecting flanges 3 and 4:. Secured to the upper rear edge of the base 1 is an upstanding wall 5, and secured to the side on which the flange 3 is formed is a second wall 6 having a flange 7 at the bottom thereof which overhangs the flange 3 and acts as a stop for the operating lever. In this wall 6 is formed two circular apertures 8 and 9 having springs 10 and 11 mounted on the rear side of the wall and pressing against said apertures. On the inside of this wall there is formed a hook 13, the apertures and hook being provided for the engagement of the operating chains.

Pivoted to the under side of the base mem-.

her on a rod 14 which. is rotatably mounted in the flanges 3 and 4 is a catch basin 15 having apertures 16 adjacent its upper edge and a flange 17 on the said upper edge. This rod 1 1 extends through the flange 3 and an extended portion 18 is bent at an Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2, 1915.

angle to the body portion and has an eye 19' an aperture 21 in the base 1 is a chain 22 having a hook 23 on one end. By means of may be operated} through the lever 18 and in order to secure the this chain the catch basin said catch basin in its operative position the hook is engaged through the aperture 8 and the spring 10 presses against the bill of said hook and holds it in engagement with the aperture. Secured to the eye 19 is a secondv chain 23 which passes diagonally downwardly and through a ring 24 pivoted in the lower rear corner of the flange 3. This chain extends therefrom upwardly through an aperture 25 in the rear of the base 1 and has a hook 26 on the end thereof which is adapted to engage the aperture 9 and is held therein by the spring 11.

This device is placed so that the base member 1 is secured beneath the floor of the toilet and the aperture 2 in the base thereof registers with the aperture in the floor and with the hopper which is used therein.

The walls 5 and 6 extend upwardly through the floor and likewise the operating chains 22 and 23. l/Vhen it is desired that the contents of a hopper should not be allowed to be emptied during the stopping of a train in a station it is only necessary for the porter or any person whose duty it may be to look after this part of a train to pull the chain 22 upwardly and to engage the hook 23 in the aperture 8, which operation pulls the catch basin upwardly into operative position and the lever 18 into engagement with the catch 20 so that the said catch basin is held in said position both by the chain and by the catch. At this time the hook 26 on the chain 23 is engaged with the hook 13 on the side wall 8 so as to hold the said chain in a convenient position. During the stop of the train in the station the toilet may be used and the catch basin 15 will receive the waste therefrom. When it is desired to empty the contents of the catch basin after the train has started and withdrawn from the station it is only nechorizontal po-' holding of the Atessary to release the chain 22 and engage the hook 23 on the end thereof with the hook 13 on the side wall of the device, and then to pull the chain 23' upwardly, which disengages the lever 18 from the clip 20 and allows the catch basin to swing downwardly about its pivot 14 and the contents to be emptied. The hook 26 on the end of chain is then engaged in the aperture 9 and held therein by the spring 11. This cycle of operation may be repeated at will. v

From the foregoing description it may be seen that I have provided a catch basin which will be operative to retain the contents. therein duringthe stopof a train in a station and which will automatically upon being released empty the said contents therefrom.

I do not wish to be limited to the particular construction of my invention, for it is obvious that numerous mechanical changes may be made within the scope of the invention as defined by the claims.

Whatis claimed is In a device of the class described, a. base tures formed in one of said walls, hooks on p the ends of the chains arranged to engage the said apertures, springs on the rear of said wall for retaining the hooks in the apertures, and a hook formed on the side of said wall arranged to engage one of the chains when not in operation.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

ABRAHAM HAlVlILTON. [n s] Witnesses CLARENCE STARKs. MARIE STREIoH.

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